Nick Tann's Is This Thing on Podcast

Not now we are all back to normal…probably.. Some great music this week including special treats from me My Propaganda – My Ghosts, Ocean Flaws – Karmageddon, Klammer – Progress (or lack thereof), Skinny Knowledge – I Wonder. All fab stuff, listen and suscribe

Managed to cobble a nice noisy show for you this week featuring Granfallon – The Pigeon, Winachi – Characters, Dronnigen – Theatrical Love, Dres_ – Circles, Kabuki – Silver

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3gkH8Earlfdkn301JK71QU?si=PM6FGTg9R4SpSkmi5HNeUQ So here we are in a brand new year and I’m busy busy busy. What with catching covid over Christmas, a rush of new guitar and singing students I am also working hard with my band preparing to go into the studio next month. There are songs to be heard so I have made a mix of some great songs including Moose Wrenc...

Great show this week with an 80’s rock feel to it purely by chance. Joined again by the indomitable Chris Smith we have music from Tankus the Henge – Luna Park, Kabuki – Ballet, Krooked Tongue – Freaky Love and an interview with Jack Scott Denton from Our Propaganda that I did earlier on in the day. It was a joy to catch up with Jack again and I play their new single Essent...

Another show where I am joined by the ubiquitous Chris Smith which will be the fashion from now on. Two new tunes this week which means that I can dip in to the vault to bring you some of my favourite songs from past shows. New tunes are Klammer – Brocken Dreams In a Crashing Car, The Scaramanga Six – Big Ideas with Atari Pilot – Wrong Captain, The Travis Waltons – The Anta...

Recorded in November but it’s busy times here. Some great tunes from Truman Falls – The Only Ones, Robyn Wilson – I don’t wanna stay, Agent Starling – The Cordwainers Lament, Danny Draycott – Ghosts, The British IBM – Elevator, Downside 24 – Mad Flex, the Great Leslie – Anna, Dave Miles – When You Ruled The Waves

Another two header with the inimitable Chris Smith featuring and chatting about Live Wire – Fence Sitter, Vix 20 – Orla the Octopus, Salvation Jayne – Cody, Katy Hurt – sounds Good in a Bar, Ego – Hypnotic, Casual Riots – Caramel. These are exciting times for me. I’m forming a choir, ramping up my podcasting and totally changing my musical direction. Instead of...

Yes it’s finally October and this is the first of 2 podcasts with my friend and musical confident Chris Smith. We mull over some amazing tracks by Dave Miles – Laid To Rest, Dead Reynolds – Not My Place, Trouble Pilgrims – The Old Days, The Motor Trade – Money For Old Rope, Klubber Long – I Will Not Wait. Beard straighteners aren’t that funny.. It’s...

A short and very sweet show this week with tracks from Helen Austin – What’s It Like, Donny Apple – Sitting On a Wall, Home Port – If to Gamble, Little Thief – Freak. All good nothing bad! https://open.spotify.com/episode/4VVMpGUoZ7QgYGLw2NU9AY?si=7aRKklVpRkirLtwR3Fa4IQ&dl_branch=1

Well, for the last time in June. What an amazing collection of songs you have never heard of including Twinninetysix – I’d like to know, The Scaramanga Six – Horse with no face, Phoebe Austin – Serenity, Miss Kitty – Whn I was Young, Indie Butterflies Dream – Wicked, McKenzie Barass – From The Dust https://open.spotify.com/episode/0eNFoFsuyrLrZd37UYMytA?si...

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5FF4qRcT5D6eXQepGEXbth?si=Q7oydGqMRJqtk6y9P7N8Aw&dl_branch=1 Another 30 mins of amazing music from bands you’ve never heard of…. unless you follow the podcast and why wouldn’t you? It’s free and you’re helping support roots music. You can help further by liking and supporting the show on Spotify as well as following the shows Spoti...

Have I got a great podcast for you this week. Some amazing tracks including Memory Flowers – I Don’t Wanna Know, Mark Anthony – Monster, Chris Kipper Roberts – The Artist , Alesund – Rhythm, Amber Prothero – Confident. https://open.spotify.com/episode/7pG3ssF5OXyZ7eIzec2wfb?si=1Yab2jIVSK68d8YXPiB4PA&dl_branch=1 Here’s the video for Mark Anthony’s...

Just like busses eh? I could do a buy one and get one free but they’re all free, for the moment….. Track in this weeks episode The Great Leslie – See You Again, Wynona – Get Back to Myself, The Zealots – Chasing Yesterdays, Climbing Trees – Troubling Times, The Travis Waltons – Millionaire Picture is the “road map” to three of my songs my band...

What an episode! I give you the details on how to be a great music fane AND give you my answer to the Eurovision Song Contest plus play you some of th best music you have never heard. Track list this week is Isla – Everything That I need, Wynona Get Back to Myself, The Zealots – Chasing Yesterdays, Oli Spleen – The Garden, Wrex – Wide Eyes …bit short of pictures this...

Thanks to a flurry of last minute submissions, tis weeks episode nudges the 1 hour mark with creative lushness! Great tracks including Doozer McDooze – Skint, A Made Man – Gas as Energy, Agent Starling – Drive The Cold Winter Away, Fran Minnes – Tracks, The Zealots – Nothing More, Will Powerz ft. Synpa Delic – Hand of Time, John Duffy – One Night in Early...

Yes ambassador, I AM spoiling y0u! More great tracks this week from with new tracks and some from the 2010 archive kicking off with my favourite track from their new album Broken Links – Cold War, Hanna & Kerttu – December, Gordon Taggart – Be The Ones, Steve Hewitt – Dreaming Again, the Wilton Project – Diana, Kidd Russell – Paradise, Liz Longley – Ru...

In a retrospective look at the music played on the podcast I feature some of the tunes I played in shows from 2008 to 2010. This is just a part one with more to come very soon. Some of these bands don’t exist any more and some of the artists don’t perform which is a massive shame but it goes to show that that you and yes I mean YOU, have to get out and support these people otherwise yo...

Bit of an odd one this but that’s what what happens when you’ve been locked down for a year! You might be pleased to hear that I didn’t have a stroke or a migraine…. Anyhoo some great tunes look at this The New Twenty’s – You Got Me Good, Jess Mc Allister – The Bushiest of Beards, Waterflower – Love, Broken Links – Pioneers, Amongst Liars &#821...

I was talking about motivation and the self motivated musician when there is motivation, I’m finding it a bit tricky to be honest so I am in full admiration for you all. ….. I’m very pleased people are still making new music and what wonderful music it is! Broken Links – The Day Called X, The Survival Code – Magnetic, Sixteen an JSupreme – Up Now, Fran Minney &#...

Skinny Knowledge- Keep Me Out, Apteeki – What’s Real, Stone Dead John – Different Like Me, Dakota Simpson – Flaneur, Sally and Brian – Donnez le Moi, Tali Trow – Humming Bird, Roly Witherow – The Bird and the Frog, Einsam – Stuck Pig, Nick Tann – I forget which track it was, Lital – Don’t miss out on me The portrait of me was painte...

Hello, my name is Nick Tann and welcome to my Is This Thing On Podcast  Since 2008 artists from all over the planet have been sending me their tracks to play on the show. I sort the great from the not so great and compile them in a weekly podcast for your delectation.  The podcast is available to listen direct from its website here as well as Spotify  iTunes and other podcatchers. T...

Back into lockdown, lets take some great tunes with us. This episode includes Chuck Charles – My TV Friends (San Diego, USA), Corpulent Provocateur – Test (Czech), Alien Feelings – Scream (Wrexham), Lindzey Autumn – Bad Influence (Boise, Idaho USA), Doozer McDooze – Panic Attack (UK), The Mojo Slide – Goodman Down (Cambridgeshire, UK), Nick Tann – Can&#821...

Back in the room with some amazing music this week, including Halan – I don’t know you, Half Decent – Morning After, Piqued Jacks – Safety Distance, Gambling Hearts – These Days, Isla – Don’t Love Me, Kmodo – The Things You Know, Mike Nisbet – Red Hot New York, Nick Tann – Crazy (Demo), Diane Postell – Flatline, Wudi – Better,...

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4WEjJYfQok502Ulm6gXv0N   Lucky to have Flis Pitman join Chris Smith and myself for another panel show with music from The Final Clause of Tacitus – War Elephant, Kmodo – When You’re Ready, Tre Fo Boyz – Boyz in the Hood, Michael James – Solicitus, Atari Pilot – Wrong Captain, NoPrism – House of Smith, Little Brother El...

Yes, I’ve done it again! It could become a habit this… Another show with a panel of well informed and opinionated examples of human beings. this week they are in the fine form of Katy Lou, Anna Neale and Paula Frost. I’m afraid the sound quality ‘isn’t that great as I’m recording these with bits of string and tape BUT I will get it right soon. The music is ace t...